Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.

inches yesterday
Another orange special of ten cars
went East last evening
The Woodland schools closed yesterday
for the summer vacation.
The steamer San Joaquin, No. 3, arrived
from the upper Sacramento yesterday with
wood and broom corn.
The Superior Court has ordered John
Aston, whose insolvency was recently be-
fore that tribunal, discharged from his
debts and liabilities.
w. 3. Todhunter has sold his Hooker
lilly, Snowdrop, winner OF rich stake at
the last Blood horse meeting in San Fran
cisco, to James Garland.
Yesterday the Fish Commissioners paid
into the State Treasury, to the credit of the
Fish Commission fund, $3.50, received from
the sale OF fishing boat licenses.
The excursion train to Mount Shasta and
Strawberry valley last evening had as
many passengers as it could accommodate,
including car load from Sacramento.
A young man named Andrew Lewick.
employed at the Pioneer Box Factory, lost
the second finger of his left hand yesterday
in consequence of its coming in contact
with buzz saw.
John McComb, Jr, who came down from
the Folsom Prison yesterday, declares that
the S. 2. K. R. Baseball Club of Sacramento
did not beat the Prison nine As to last
Sunday; 1t was only ~ to 5 !
The Sacramento Grammar School Base
ball Club defeated the Business College
Club yesterday, with score of 20 to 3, and
an inning to spare The Grammar-school
nine would like to hear from the High
school leather chasers.'
Harry Woodtborpe, the jockey who was
injured about a week ago in consequence
of the falling of the mare Josie z. at the
Woodland races, has returned to Sacra-
mento, and proves to have been hurt so
little that be is ready for the saddle again.
LECTURE TOMORROW EvENING.-Samuel
2. Putnam, Secretary OF the American
Secular Union, will deliver another lecture
at Pioneer Hall tomorrow evening at s
o'clock, having for his subject, " Universal
Mental Liberty"
The lawsuit between Kelly & Lynch and
w. Is. Todhunter, for the possession of GER
tain race horses, hes been rendered I'M
necessary by an amicable settling of ac-
counts between the parties, Kelly e Lynch
paying an agreed sum and receiving their
animals.
The average Signal Service temperature
IN Sacramento yesterday was SO, which is
80 colder than the average temperature for
that dag during nine years. The highest
and lowest temperature was go and 5lo.
with fresh southerly wind and cloudy to
clear weather.
The ceremony of laying the cornerstone
of the new Cathedral in this city will be
performed by Bishop Manogue, assisted by
| large number of clergy and Catholic So
cieties, on Sunday, June 18th. Rev. Father
Bouchard, the Jesuit Missionary. of San
francisco, will preach on the occasion.
Robert Weidensall, one of the Interna-
tional Secretaries, and the General Secre-
taries from Louisville KY, Lynchburs,
Va, and Union City, Tenn, who have been
attending the International Convention of
the Y. NJ. c. A, will be in Sacramento for
few days and assist the local Association
IN its work for young men.
At San Francisco young man named
Harry Peterson has been fined bv Judge
Hornblower $50 for tying can to a dogs
tail, causing the animal in its fright to run
beneath street car by which it was killed.
A valuable dog owned in this city, was
drowned in the river few months ago in
| consequence of q similar joke"
A large number of the Y.M &c. A. dele
gates from Missouri, Kansas and Iowa
passed through the city last evening, re-
turning from the Convention. They made
the depot quite lively with their songs and
| farewell greetings to the local Association.
Among the party were the railroad secre-
taries from Topeka, KS, and St. Louis, Mo-
The New Jersey Weather Chronicle for
May says: Congress at its last session did
| one good thing. 1t authorized the War
Department to issue meteorological instru-
| ments to voluntary observers of the Signal
Service. Rules and regulations to govern
| the issue are now being prepared in tine
Signal Office at Washington, d. c., and in
due time the particulars will be pub
lished."
Last Wednesday evening Harry Green. a
son of Jay Green, of Blacks, Yolo county.
was instantly killed by fail from wind
mill. He had gone to the top of the mill
to fasten it, when he lost his balance and
fell, striking on his head. The blow broke
his neck, and he was dead before anyone
could reach him. Deceased was native of
California, about % years OF age, and was
well known in Yolo county.
The police force have hats on the brain
in more ways than one. The helmets"
they are to wear when on duty hereafter
worry them, whether sleeping or waking,
and they feel that their jocular friends are
laying up supply of guys to hurl at
them when they appear under the new
covering. Each member of the force swears
he will not be the first to be seen wearing
one of them, and it is probable that they
will make their first appearance i'll
bunch, for mutual protection, and to be
able to capture any one who may have the
lnsoence to disturb their peace and dignity
by shooting Off caustic remarks.
Fish Commissioner Sherwood returned
to Marvsville from San Francisco yester-
day. He reports six convictions Of China
men in San Francisco last Tuesday for vio-
lating the fish law. Five of the Celestials
were fined $50 each, and the other, dealer
in dried fish, who had on hand a large
quantity Of miDnows, preserved in that
manner, was fined 800, as a warning to
the Chinese to return small fry to the
water, The Fish Commissioners paid n
visit to the abandoned hatchery at Lake
Chabot last Wednesday, and found there q
quantity of material that will be very use
full, including eighteen cans for the trans
portation of young fish.
The suit of p S. lawson VS.. the Pacific
Coast Fire and Water Proof Paint Com
pany is on trial before jury in Depart
ment One of the Superior Court. On the
representation that the paint was a fire and
water proof preparation, plaintiff in 1884
purchased the right for Sacramento county,
paying 81, 500 therefor, and also purchased
500 of Motifs paint from the company
but the paint did not prove to be as repre-
sented, and he lost much money in his
preparations to use it and in painting
buildings with it, rs the mixture would not
resist the scIion OF the elements for even
six months. He seeks to recover the
money paid, with s. 900 damages Young
Il Dunn and Hale Il Craig represent the
plaintiff. and Grove L. johnson and Meal
lister & Bergin the defendants.
a Baby's Adventure.
Yesterday forenoon, when the Red Bluff